A settlement was not reached in a pretrial hearing Thursday for a Board of Regents eminent domain lawsuit filed last fall.

The Regents filed the suit Oct. 14, 1987 on NIU’s behalf to determine how much land south of the NIU campus the university can obtain from current landowners. The property involved in the lawsuit is located between Lincoln Terrace and Lincoln Highway, and between Carroll Avenue and Normal Road.

Michael Funkey, attorney for the Regents, and Charles Brown, an attorney for the residents, met with Circuit Judge Rex Meilinger on Thursday to discuss the case.

Brown said the pre-trial was a closed meeting for the attorneys to meet with the judge “to see if an agreement could be reached.”

A settlement was not reached between the Regents and the residents. A trial date has been set for Dec. 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the courthouse before Meilinger.

Neither of the attorneys requested continuance, Brown said.

A continuance was granted during the Oct. 27 pretrial until Dec. 1. In a previous interview, Brown said Funkey requested the continuance because the Regents had not been able to meet and discuss the case.